Category:Unsupported Devices
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This page is for listing devices that, to our current knowledge, cannot run postmarketOS.
Projects to run another OS on the device can be linked if they exist.
Common issues
- Device uses ARMv6 without FPU/VFP and cannot run under the armhf architecture (#1203)
- Device uses an unsupported architecture (such as 32-bit PowerPC, armv5te, Cortex-M, MIPS...)
- Device has less than 128MB of storage with no option of expansion
- Device has no known flashing method
Device list
| Device | Codename | Note | Architecture | Release year | Chipset | CPU | GPU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP Jornada 680 | hp-jornada680 | the SuperH architecture is not supported by alpine | sh3 | 1998 | Hitachi SH7709A | 133MHz SH-3 | N/A |
| HTC Wildfire | htc-buzz | Qualcomm MSM7225 - ARMv6 without FPU/VFP #1203 | armv6 | 2010 | Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 (MSM7225) | 528 MHz ARM 11 | No |
| Huawei E3276(s)-150 LTE Modem | huawei-e3276 | Unsupported kernel version | armv7 | 2012 | Huawei Balong (HiSilicon) Hi6920 V7R1 | unknown | Unknown |
| Huawei Vodafone 858 Smart | huawei-u8160 | Qualcomm MSM7225 - ARMv6 without FPU/VFP #1592 | armv6 | 2011 | Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 (MSM7225) | 528 MHz ARM1136EJ-S | - |
| Kosagi Fernvale | kosagi-fernvale | ARMv6 without FPU/VFP #1203 | armv6 | MediaTek MT6260 | ARM7EuJ-S | some form of 2d gpu | |
| Lego Mindstorms EV3 | lego-ev3 | armv5tej not supported by Alpine | armv5 | 2013 | TI Sitara AM1808 | Single-core 300MHz ARM926EJ-S | ST7586 LCD Controller |
| LG Optimus Slider | lg-gelato-q | armv6 | 2011 | Qualcomm MSM7627T | 800 MHz ARM11 | Adreno 200 | |
| navitech QXV-522W Primo | qxv522w | armv6 | 2010 | StrongArm | SiRF Atlas V ARM1136JF-S-AT550 | - | |
| Netgear PTV3000 | netgear-ptv300 | armhf | 2x 600MHz ARM1176JZF | ||||
| Nintendo DS | nintendo-ntr | armv5te not supported by Alpine | armv5 | 2004 | Nintendo CPU NTR | Single-core 66MHz ARM946E-S | 3D Engine |
| Nintendo DSi | nintendo-twl | armv5te not supported by Alpine | armv5 | 2008 | Nintendo CPU TWL | Single-core 133MHz ARM946E-S | 3D Engine |
| Nintendo Game Boy Advance | nintendo-agb | armv4t not supported by Alpine | armv4t | 2001 | Nintendo CPU AGB | Single-core 16.8MHz ARM7TDMI | LCD Controler |
| Nintendo GameCube | nintendo-dolphin | 32-bit PPC not supported by Alpine. | powerpc | 2001 | IBM Gekko | Single-core 486 MHz PowerPC 750CL | ATI Flipper |
| Nintendo Wii | nintendo-revolution | 32-bit PPC not supported by Alpine. | powerpc | 2006 | IBM Broadway | Single-core 729 MHz PowerPC 750CL | ATI Hollywood |
| Nintendo Wii U | nintendo-cafe | 32-bit PPC not supported by Alpine. | powerpc | 2012 | IBM Espresso | Tri-core 1.24 GHz PowerPC 750CL | AMD Radeon-based Latte |
| Panic Playdate | varvara-playdate | Unsupported Architecture | armv7m | 2021 | STMicroelectronics STM32F746IGK6 | ARM Cortex-M7 | none |
| Samsung Star/ Tocco Lite / Avila / Player One | samsung-gt-s5230 | CPU uses armv4 (Not supported by Alpine Linux) | armv4 | 2009 | Broadcom BCM21332 | 208 MHz ARM926EJ-S | none |
| Sony Playstation 3 | sony-ps3 | Unsupported architecture | ppc64 | 2006 | Cell Broadband Engine @ 3.2 GHz | Reality Synthesizer @ 500 MHz | |
| TP-Link Archer C7 V5 | tp-link-archer-c7-v5 | Unsupported Architecture (See [https://openwrt.org/toh/tp-link/archer_c7 openwrt]) | mips | 2026-10-20 | Qualcomm Atheros QCA9563 | MIPS Cpu |
Other devices
| Device | Notes |
|---|---|
| Nintendo GameCube (nintendo-dolphin) | 32-bit PPC not supported by Alpine. See GC-Linux and wii-linux-ngx (most active fork). |
| Nintendo Wii (nintendo-revolution) | 32-bit PPC not supported by Alpine. See Wii-Linux and wii-linux-ngx (most active fork). |
| Nintendo Wii U (nintendo-cafe) | 32-bit PPC not supported by Alpine. See linux-wiiu on GitLab and their wiki. Kernel mainline would require major edits to the main kernel to get the USB ports working. |
| Zipit Z2 | armv5te not supported by Alpine |
| Prestigio MultiTab PMP4038BRU (prestigio-pmp4038b) | armv5ej not supported by Alpine |
| PalmOne Zire 31 | armv5te not supported by Alpine |
| Xiaomi Amazfit Stratos/Verge | 32-bit MIPS not supported by Alpine |
| Leapfrog didj (leapfrog-lightning) | Pollux VF3520F - armv5tej not supported by alpine |
| Leapster Explorer (leapfrog-emerald) | Pollux VF3520F - armv5tej not supported by alpine |
| Leappad Explorer (leapfrog-madrid) | Pollux VF3520F - armv5tej not supported by alpine |
Notes
- The architecture "armhf" in pmOS is ARMv6 but has a strict requirement on an FPU (i.e., requires VFP) (#1203).
- Theoretically we could bootstrap a new architecture onto Alpine Linux (run the bootstrap script from Alpine's aports folder, then compile all packages from scratch) but that is not sustainable for old architectures.
- Cortex-M is a different architecture from Cortex-A, and is not supported by Alpine or postmarketOS. See also: What is the difference between ARMv7 and ARM Cortex-M series?.
Pages in category "Unsupported Devices"
The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total.